Arabs urge Abbas to stay on as Palestinian president

CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday called on Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to stay on in his post until his ruling Fatah party reaches a deal with Hamas, and also resolved to send aid to Gaza.Abbas “should continue his responsibility as president of the Palestinian Authority” until the rival groups reconcile, the ministers said in a statement obtained by AFP.Abbas had threatened to call snap parliamentary and presidential elections if Hamas does not rejoin reconciliation talks...